The matured timber statute dedicates itself with the utilization and application of matured timber. A perfect assistant for the sample preparation are the FRITSCH Cutting Mills. It especially includes rules concerning analysis for the examination of matured timber in regards to heavy metals (lead, cadmium, chromium etc.), arsenic, as well as PCP and PCB (pentachlorophenol and ...

Simultaneous Analysis of Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A - Sample Preparation Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A are produced by fungi, e.g. Aspergillus and Penicillium species. Therefore both toxin types are found together in many foods and animal feeds, e.g. cereals. Thus it is appropriate to analyze one extract for the occurrence of both mycotoxins in a single step. A significant assistance ...

Plastic, wood and shredded waste, are in times of rising crude oil prices very interesting additions to the classic fuels. Especially in the cement industry, the energy rich fractions from conditioning processes are readily burned along. Important here is the analytical evaluation of the materials. Refuse derived fuels: Plastic, wood and shredded waste: Here are some examples of more or less well ...

Secondary fuel can be a very inhomogeneous sample, containing all types of polymers, paper, wood and low fractions of metal. Also recycled wood or parts of automobile tires might be used as secondary fuel. Before using it as fuel in the production of cement, several chemical analyses are necessary as quality control. Cement is made by heating limestone (calcium carbonate), with small quantities ...

Abstract The main objective of this report was to determine if a correlation exists between peCOD technology and the dichromate method of estimating Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). Additional investigations described in this report were: to identify whether particle size in water samples affects the estimate of COD obtained by peCOD analysis and, to identify whether peCOD analysis is ...

High-speed train manufacturer, CAF, rely on world-class beamforming technology to reduce the noise generated by their trains – helping to make high-speed trains a more viable option for travellers and operators alike. Because of its relatively low levels of CO2 emissions, train travel is considered one of the ...

BSK Labs runs a number of environmental laboratories and service centers along the west coast of the US. A total of 70 employees – including microbiologists, chemists, lab technicians, and support staff – make sure that the 200 to 350 samples that come in every week are analyzed. BSK Labs specializes in potable water chemistry, ground water monitoring, storm water runoff, solid waste ...

Sulfur compounds are reactive, corrosive to pipes, and destructive to catalysts in petroleum refineries. Sulfur emission are strictly regulated globally. When released into the atmosphere sulfur dioxide converts to sulfuric acid resulting in adverse effects on human health and the environment. Sulfur detection is found useful in many other industries; therefore, detection of sulfur compounds in ...

Hi, I’m Jim Murphy, Principal Consulting Chemist at Waters, and I recently collaborated with Lucinda (Cohen) Hittle to present an exciting webinar on the use of microflow chromatography for macromolecules. Lucinda, a Director of Discovery Bioanalytics at Merck, presented an overview of the use of LC-MS for peptide analysis along with various case studies for in vitro and in vivo ...

Fossil fuels are the world's main fuel source for transportation, heating and generating electricity. As a by-product, high levels of CO2 are released into the atmosphere. With the drive for sustainable energy production, a method that generates easily-stored fuel from sunlight—and absorbs CO2—is a very attractive proposition. The California Institute of Technology ...

The analysis of silicate-based glass and ceramics has always been a moderately difficult job, since the components that comprise the glass are usually not stable together in solution. For example, most typical acidic digestions that solubilize silicon will cause calcium fluoride to precipitate. If no fluoride is present, the silicon will not be fully decomposed, and if the solution is heated, ...

The use of torsional-hollow cylinder testing apparatus for research into soil stress-strain behavior has grown over the past decade. Most studies have focused on sands or on cohesive materials reconstituted in the laboratory. Studies involving undisturbed soft clay have been neglected, in part due to the difficulties involved in specimen preparation.The present paper describes a procedure for the ...

Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been determined in soil samples for many years. PAHs can arise in the environment from natural sources, oil and petroleum products and combustion processes. Although oil spills influence PAHS concentrations in local areas, the major sources of PAHS are anthropogenic and derived from land based combustion sources. PAHs are globally distributed and the highest ...

A recent study published in Environmental Pollution* identified 56 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in effluent samples from 50 large wastewater treatment plants across the U.S. Among the products found in samples were commonly prescribed anti-psychotic and antihypertensive drugs. As more studies continue to fuel public concerns over risks to public health and the environment, wastewater ...

VOC: “I tried to scale up my analytical HPLC method to prep and it didn’t work.” Andy: This is one of the most common things we hear from chemists wanting to do preparative chromatography. We also hear the following question pretty often too: VOC: “I have a good analytical HPLC method, how do I scale it to ...

Summary Dialysis with a low-density polyethylene semipermeable membrane (SPM) is an efficient means of removal of lipids in the determination of bioaccumulative, persistent, halogenated organic compounds. In this study an SPM was used for preconcentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) from food samples. The method is useful for determination of PBDE and other halogenated ...

The use of carbons in sample preparation techniques such as solid phase extraction (SPE) and air sampling has been ongoing for several decades. Recent advancements in sample preparation techniques have led to the use of carbons in micro-SPE (i.e., pipette tips packed with particles), solid phase microextraction (SPME) techniques and carbon coatings for both gas and liquid sample preparation ...

Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) is one of the most descriptive “tools” available to the analytical organic chemist both for qualitative identification and quantitative determination of single and mixed components. Classically, most samples have been prepared for scanning by transmission, where the thickness becomes a very critical factor in the quality of the final spectrum. If the sample is too ...

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